Asman Kamama

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• 18 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 18 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker I beg to move that the Security Laws (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2014), be read the Second Time. Hon. Speaker, as I said sometime back in this House, this country is facing a real threat, and it is almost being taken over by terrorists. As we speak, you recall what happened in Mandera; quite a number of Kenyans lost their lives in two incidents. Now, a few Kenyans who do not belong to Mandera County have actually re-located from that county. I want to inform hon. Members that when the United States of America ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: name of religion, they are entitled to 77 virgins of 60 meters each. I wonder whether a lady of 60 meters--- That lady will occupy a whole gymnasium, but those who are radicalised are told they can actually be entitled to her. Publishing of offending material has also been addressed. Those who attend training for the purpose of radicalisation have also been dealt with. Possession of weapons in public places and places of worship has also been dealt with and penalty provided. We want to say that if this law is passed, we will deal very decisively and conclusively with ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: If you have a problem of insecurity in your particular county, you actually do not know who to call, whether it is the county commander in charge of regular police or the county commander in-charge of the AP. That has been cured once and for all in this law. We have given powers to the President and this is reflected in Article 245. This Article says that the President has powers to appoint the Inspector-General of Police and recommend the name to Parliament, so that Parliament can approve it within 14 days. That has been done. The removal of security ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: On the issue of the National Intelligence Act - I want you and the hon. Members to listen to this - we have removed the security of tenure for the Director- General (DG), so that a DG will serve at the pleasure of the President. If the President does not want him, if he does not deliver on his mandate, he can actually be kicked out and another DG appointed. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: There is the issue of giving these officers powers of arrest: Arresting suspects and taking pre-emmptive measures is necessary to deter and disrupt serious offences, especially terrorist activities. We have given the NIS officers and officials the powers to arrest. You all remember when we were tabling the debate on Westgate, the police were The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: saying they did not get information from the NIS and the officers in NIS claimed that information was delivered to the police a week or two earlier. There is that confusion and so we have given them powers to arrest and deal with the terrorists on the spot, instead of saying they should look for an officer from the regular police to deal with terrorists. We have also given them the powers to have guns and to use firearms. Some hon. Members may claim we are bringing back the Special Branch of the old days, but as we speak, Kenya ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: All countries from South Africa to Egypt possess firearms. We have actually disarmed our officers and that is why we are finding ourselves in this kind of precarious situation. We also want to ensure that permits issued to foreigners are controlled, so that they are not handled haphazardly. Foreigners with little education, or with little academic qualifications, are not supposed to find their way here. People who are trained in masonry, welding and carpentry are not supposed to come here and get jobs that are meant for our youth. If they have to come from China, India and any other ... view
• 11 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: The Bill also intends to vet investors. As we speak, every investor can come here with some little money and end up doing some shoddy job. They end up selling groundnuts in Umoja and doing all manner of jobs, including participating in criminal activities like the 77 Chinese citizens found at Runda. We want to deal with this situation. On the issue of refugees, we want refugees and asylum seekers to report their presence on arrival as opposed to the current 30 days grace period. So, all asylum seekers must report immediately and they should not be allowed to hang ... view